On This Day for March 20 - AUM subway attack, Maud Lenora Menten is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. March 20 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Maud Lenora Menten READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1995 AUM subway attack READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2020: American country music singer Kenny Rogers, whose numerous hits included Lady and The Gambler, died at age 81. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about music.] 2015: Australian politician Malcolm Fraser, who served as the country 's prime minister from 1975 to 1983, died at age 84. [Test your knowledge of Australia's government and political system.] 1999: As they floated past longitude 9°27′ W above Mauretania, Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones became the first aviators to circumnavigate the globe nonstop by balloon ; they landed the following day in Egypt. [Test your knowledge of aviation in our quiz.] 1969: John Lennon, a leader of the seminal British rock group the Beatles, married Japanese artist and musician Yoko Ono in Gibraltar. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about the Beatles.] 1957: American filmmaker Spike Lee, who was known for his uncompromising and provocative approach to controversial subject matter, was born. [Take our film buff quiz.] 1948: Canadian American ice hockey player Bobby Orr—who, as a member of the Boston Bruins, became one of the game's best defensemen—was born in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. [ Find out if Bobby Orr made our list of the 10 best hockey players of all time.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1957 Spike Lee American director 1928 Fred Rogers American television personality 1950 William Hurt American actor 1904 B.F. Skinner American psychologist 1828 Henrik Ibsen Norwegian dramatist and poet -43 Ovid Roman poet SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help